Raylon
Raylon was the 3076th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1858th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,208 places. More babies were named Raylon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Raylan) Origin not documented
- Rank in 2025
- #3,076 boys, down 848 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 40boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201279 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,305babies recorded
What does the name Raylon mean?
Raylon is a spelling of Raylan, pronounced the same way, so it shares Raylan's meaning and origin.
Raylan is a modern American coinage, which Wiktionary describes as formed from Ray, comparable to Rylan and Braylon. Ray itself is a short form of Raymond, which DMNES explains as Germanic ragin, counsel, plus mund, protection. US records show Raylan for boys from 1975 and for girls from 2001, most common in the mid-2010s. Because Raylan is a modern formation, we do not give it a meaning beyond its parts.
How sure is this? Not documented. Modern coinage.
Related names: Rylan, Ray, Braylon.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Raylan' (English section), Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0; facts restated, no text reused)
- Dictionary of Medieval Names from European Sources, ed. S. L. Uckelman, Edition 2023 no. 1, s.v. 'Raymond', DMNES (Durham University)
- US Social Security Administration, national baby-name data 1880-2025 (yob*.txt), team3 computation of first year recorded, US Social Security Administration (public domain)
Raylon popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 17 since 2017.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,076 | 40 |
| 2020 | #2,228 | 62 |
| 2010 | #3,429 | 32 |
| 2000 | #5,514 | 13 |
| 1990 | #4,922 | 11 |
| 1980 | #4,846 | 8 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Raylon, counting every spelling?
Raylon is a spelling of Raylan, a name family that ranked #612 for boys in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #3,076 for Raylon on its own. Together these spellings went to 448 boys in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raylan | 311 | #802 | 1,890 |
| Raylen | 97 | #1,696 | 446 |
| Raylon | 40 | #3,076 | 244 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Raylon?
40 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Raylon (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Raylon born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 210 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Raylon.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Raylon?
About 1,300 people born in the US named Raylon are alive today, with a median age of 12; half are between 7 and 21. That makes Raylon a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Raylon by state
How common Raylon was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Raylon: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Raylon, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Raylon
How popular is the name Raylon?
Raylon was the 3076th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 40 babies. Its best year was 2012, when it ranked 1858th with 79 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,208 places. More babies were named Raylon in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Raylon a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Raylon in the US.
Where is Raylon most popular?
In 2021–2025, Raylon was most common in Tennessee (0.06 per 1,000 boys), followed by Louisiana and Alabama.